13
Nobel prizes
Where Wonder Fuels Better
As one of the world’s leading research institutions, the University of Rochester drives discovery across disciplines—from humanities to healthcare, business to education, and music to engineering. We unite creative problem-solvers to pursue bold questions with real impact.
Ever wonder: why not both?
At the University of Rochester, there’s no need to “pick a lane.” Here, art meets analytics, science meets soul, and curiosity leads to unexpected outcomes. It’s a home where thinkers and doers, scholars and starters, healers and leaders come together to create a world that’s ever better.
80+
Grammy awards
13
Pulitzer prizes
Largest
Laser Lab on any academic campus
Top 4%
Of US cancer centers with NCI designation
1st
US MBA to offer STEM designation for all concentrations
From Big Questions to Bold Action
At URochester we ask big questions and seek bold solutions – fueling discoveries that make our lives and the future ever better.
Largest Laser in the World on an Academic Campus
Home to the world’s largest laser facility at an academic institution, URochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics is advancing research and education central to strengthening U.S. energy leadership.
#3 Best Music School in North America
Ranked #3 in North America and #11 globally, the Eastman School of Music is shaping music as an art form, industry, and cultural force. With more than 80 Grammy Awards, our faculty and students are expanding music’s role through boundary-pushing performances.
Unlocking New Realities with Quantum Systems
URochester is advancing foundational research in quantum information science, uniting expertise in chemistry, engineering, materials science, optics, and physics to explore multistate qudits, light-matter interconnects, and novel quantum chemistry.
Shaping the Future of Cancer Care
From pioneering geriatric oncology to leading landmark discoveries in lymphoma, our NCI-designated cancer center is advancing new standards of care that improve survival and expand access to cutting-edge therapies.
Building Talent. Powering Progress.
From breakthrough research to workforce talent and cross-sector partnerships, URochester connects disciplines, communities, and industry to turn bold ideas into solutions that advance society and shape an ever better future.
Training the Majority of the Nation’s Optics Scientists
The URochester Institute of Optics has awarded more than half of all U.S. optics degrees and continues to anchor a global talent pipeline.
We prepare graduates for careers across academia, government labs, and industry, where they drive advances in photonics, imaging, and laser technologies that shape how we see, connect, and power the world.
Preparing AI-Enabled Leaders to Transform Industry
AI is transforming how we work, learn, and solve problems, creating new opportunities for organizations to operate with greater insight and impact.
At our Simon Business School—the first in the nation to offer a STEM designation across every concentration and #6 for ROI among US business schools—faculty and students partner across industries to apply AI in human-centered ways, advancing real-world solutions while keeping people at the core of innovation
Discovery that Moves the World Forward
Ever Wonder?
Innovation that Fuels Growth
As the 7th largest private employer in New York State, our faculty and staff aren’t just essential to moving our organization forward, they’re vital to our region.
Pursue Possibilities
With 200+ majors and minors, world-class faculty and leading-edge facilities, URochester provides a path to purposeful impact.